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PostTue Oct 11, 2022 7:04 pm 
Close call. Glad they were able to get this guy out. https://www.q13fox.com/news/hiker-pinned-by-refrigerator-sized-boulder-saved-in-dramatic-rescue-near-leavenworth

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PostTue Oct 11, 2022 8:05 pm 
Well that's terrifying. Bravo to SAR.

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PostTue Oct 11, 2022 9:19 pm 
My partner took a fall on a talus field this weekend and sprained her wrist pretty badly after it was pinned beneath a boulder. It's sobering to see this headline after that. Very impressed with this SAR response and thankful that we have such talented and skillful individuals there for us in a time of need.

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PostTue Oct 11, 2022 10:32 pm 
I remember reading an article about pinning/crushing injuries after the Surfside building collapse last year. Apparently if a part of the body is compressed for a few hours, same sort of muscle/tissue breakdown can occur, creating toxins. When victims are extracted, the release of pressure allows the toxins to enter the bloodstream, often killing the victim. I believe it's called crush syndrome. I'm sure someone in the medical field can elaborate or correct me, but I'm glad this wasn't the case in this scenario.

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PostWed Oct 12, 2022 7:51 am 
My son was hiking through the area when the rescue was in play. Along with the chopper, they encountered a crew of rescue folks cruising up the trail at light speed.

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PostWed Oct 12, 2022 9:28 pm 
fourteen410 wrote:
I believe it's called crush syndrome.
Crush Syndrome - Wikipedia Rumi

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PostThu Oct 13, 2022 10:50 am 
It is, indeed, called crush injury symdrome. The protocol in Spokane County is rather lengthy and involves IV fluids, Sodium Bicarb, Albuterol, and Calcium Gluconate. All of these are to treat the problem of high pottassium levels as a result of the crush. Supposed to complete the treatments prior to releasing the patient if possible. This was one lucky guy. Did this happen above the lake in the boulder field below Prusick peak? Crush Injury - Smiling Death

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PostThu Oct 13, 2022 4:42 pm 
He was just below the outlet from Lake Viviane.

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PostThu Oct 20, 2022 8:20 am 
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